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OpenAI Jukebox - "Pop, in the style of the Beatles" Mysterious artist OpenAI Jukebox is back, and their latest release has…

As the rugged voice of Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan was at the epicenter of Seattle's alt-rock gold rush at the turn of the '90s. An…

Chuck Berry, James Brown, Kool Herc, Kraftwerk: It's not often you can so easily pinpoint the heralded originator of such a major component of popular…

The recognition and commemoration of the Kent State massacre, which happened 50 years ago today, has shifted so drastically that it's weird to think it…

"Some people tell me I’m a genius… that I’m forcing white America to listen to the problems of black America, that I’m tricking them into…

Almost two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, "going live" at home has become the new normal for scores of musicians. There's homegrown operations, like Waxahatchee…

The record industry getting caught napping at the onset of the file-sharing era is one of the most resonant cautionary tales of this young century,…

Before we take a dive into the rich text that is Trolls World Tour, a brief disclaimer: This is a movie for children. I feel…

I didn't think John Prine would die. I always thought he would disappear into some dark jungle, carried along by a herd of wild pachyderms.

It's hard to even contemplate how difficult it must be to write a song like "That Thing You Do!" Tom Hanks directed That Thing You…

Over the last decade, myriad factors have (for better and worse) upended the culture surrounding "indie" music. Its dissemination and overall makeup have been altered,…

Were you at the biggest party of the year so far? You didn't even have to leave your house to attend (not that you should…

In 1985, some of the world's biggest pop stars got together to record "We Are The World," a terrible song intended to raise money for…

The music world, along with everything else, has been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. With tours and festivals cancelled for the foreseeable future, artists have…

Detroit rockers Dogleg have spent the last several months building a considerable amount of buzz around their debut LP, Melee -- and its release, which…